In this economy, I thought it was important to discuss the costs associated with lawn care. The top duty of maintaining a healthy lawn, is to mow and mulch the lawn often. There are 3 ways people choose to accomplish this task. 1) They mow it themselves, 2) They hire a lawn service, or 3) The purchase a robot lawn mower like the SmartMow.
In 1) The costs vary greatly depending on the size of your lawn, and the equipment you purchase. I used to have a Sears Craftsman lawn mower (model 38845 ~$250) that I used to mow my almost 1 acre mowing area. With that lawn mower it took me about 2-3 hours to finish mowing my grass. I could have purchased a more expensive “ride on” lawn mower for over $1,000… but I couldn’t justify that expense knowing I would still have to mow the grass, buy fuel, and still purchase parts for maintenance. Besides, what is your time worth?
I became a father last year, and realized that I would much rather spend time with my son – than mow my lawn. This leads us to 2). I looked at several lawn care services, everywhere between my neighbor’s kid; and professional services. They all had the same general problems, cost and the occasional “excuse.”
The lowest cost I had was $35 / week. For eight months, that has a cost of over $1,120 a year – every year! That’s a lot of money.
For 3) I looked at the price of my competitors and how they mowed the grass. I thought they were too expensive, and they didn’t mulch my lawn – they trimmed. This is why we made the SmartMow, and not only is it cost effective but you should really enjoy some of the new features we’re adding prior to selling them.
Compute your Cost of Lawn Care vs SmartMow here.
